River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-22
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

President Cleveland has sent
cordial note to the Mayor of Duluth, MINI.
explaining that owing to the limited time of
his contemplated trip it is a physical i'm
possibility to visit that city. His trip is
made for the purpose OF visiting Atlanta
and St Louis at fixed dates, therefore he
saws: ''It is physical impossiblllty,
under these circumstances. 10 accept all the
kind and cordial invitations which have
been rendered me; and have been obhged
to mark out route of travel and select as
stopping places such cities as are on the
way, or which, for other controlling
reasons, il seems most desirable TO visit at
this time. i am sorry that this plan pre-
cludes the possibility of my acceptance OF
people of Duluth will not attribute my
failure TO comply with their wishes, so
warmly and so heartily expressed, to any
want of appreciation of regard or ID any
lack of desire to be their guest.
Yours very truly,
GRovEa CLEVELAND.
The heavy and frequent rains have
$500 . loIIeI 10 the MN owners who
had feared that mills would be shut down
owing to the shortage. The stage of the
river has been changed but few feet, but the
supply in the dams has been materially
added to by reason OF the rise in the head
waters, and the upper country being gradu-
ally filed with water. At Little Falls, Wis,
| it is estimated by those competent to Judge
that between 75,OO0.00O and 100, coo, 600 feet
of logs passed down river in about two
| days There are still left in Little Falls
dam over 100000 feet, which can be let
out now as needed. With a little more rise
the river VIII be at a driving stage, and the
drives which have been hung up all summer
can be started. There will be plenty of logs
IN the future TO keep all the mills running
on time until the season is ended tby cold
weather
AT Sioux City, Iowa, the Munchrath
jury reached verdict about O'Clock Sun
day afternoon. The court was Immediate
ly called and upon being canvassed, an
nounced its verdict. as manslaughter The
extreme sentence for this otfense in Iowa
is eightyears. Judge Wakefield announced
that sentence would be pronounced Monday,
September Goth. Munchrath received the
verdict calmly. He remains at liberty up
on his bond. The jury took but two ballots
on the question of guilt the remaining bal
lots being on the degree of guilt. The YER
dict, while somewhat unlocked for, is re-
ceived with general approval. There is
great probability of further developments
in the great case soon, aud it is not improb-
able that Munchrath will yet turn states
evidence and divulge the inside of the
whole matter 1t is now certain that
others of the defendants and conspirators
VIII be brought TO trial.
The Minnesota State Fair closed on
the 18th, the exhibition and all features
having been satisfactory and successful
aud one of the best III the history of the
State Agricultural Society. The climax of
the Fair was upon the last day when from
GO,OOO to 5000 people assembled to witness
the sham battle between $500 Veterans
and G.. A. X. men. The receipts of the day
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divided between the Society and the
q. A. r. Posts participating. The con-
tending forces were under the direction of
Gen. Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and
Col. Bobletter of the 2nd Mimi, N. G.. In
the mimic battle the spectators saw the
forms and evolutions OF real war, in
remarkably minute detail and with
soldierly precision, relieved of course, of
the affecting casualties of the actual battle
field
The Sioux City, Iowa, corn palace
and harvest jubilee festival will open here
Oct and continue until Oct s. The pro-
gramme includes: Grand day and night
parades each day, military, civic agricul-
tural, meehani al, trade, labor and fantas-
tic: grand fiambeau parade by Sioux City
| Flambeau club of lU0 members; two grand
instrumental concerts every day; Indian
war dances and squaw races; speed pro-
gramme every day; grand jnbilee corn
costume ball; grand band tournament, and
prizes for agricultural exhibits. The corn
palace is intended to call the attention of
! the world more generally to the cereal corn.
| The corn palace is to be gigantic and
handsome building, made of the grains and
products Of this sectlon-chieiiy maize or
| corn-the whole designed by a skilled
architect and tastefully arranged by ex-
| perienced hands.
The annual election of the Northern
1 poc;f;o Il u took ,laca Of Nayy VorIy Tl,o
| following was the only ticket for directors
in the field: August Belmont, Frederick
Billings, John V. Brookman, BENJAMIN p.
Thomas f. Cakes, Charles b. Wright, Henry
| Willard, Edwin II. Abbott, Charles l..
| Colby, Colgate Hoyt and John h. Trevor.
Many heavy stockholders were present,
prominent among, them being Henry
| Willard who voted on $4,000 shares of
! stock. The vote cast is believed to be the
| heaviest in the history of the company.
The reports of President Harris early re-
tirement are confirmed but it is said that he
will retain his position until the Cascade
division through the Stampede pass tunnel
is completed, and will he succeeded by Vice
President Cakes,
A negro cook named Joe Dixon, EN-
ployed at the Hotel Beaumont, Onray, Col,
had fancied grievance against Miss Ella
Day, waitress, and shot her four times
with a large revolver, three balls taking
effect in her arms and the other in her
breast. Dixon was arrested and jailed.
mob went to the Jail for the purpose of
lynching the negro. hey captured the
guard but failed TO gain an entrance They
then saturated all parts of the building with
coal oil and set fire to it, The fire depart
ment came out aud in the attempt to ex-
tinguish the flames drowned the negro,
whose body was roasted in the burning
building The wounded girl is not expected
to recover.
1t has been discovered in the case of
Maud Comston, lying upon q bed of
languishing and suffering and possible
death, at Minneapolis, in consequence Of
the unspeakably brutal assault upon her
by Hal Reid, that her spine is disloeated.
She is Ts d1ced to mere skeleton and her
recovery is doubtful AS the poor girl and
her family are necessitous fund for her
benefit is being raised to provide her with
the comforts her condition demands
Three physicians have volunteered to care
for her professionally, and their testimony
is that she was a chaste supplemented
girl and the assault upon her unparalleled
for is inhumanity.
Tie case of David b. Staples
charged with an attempt to kill Charles a.
Winship of Minneapolis, was called for trial
at FreepOrt, Ills. On an affidavit OF the
defendant that his mind was impaired by
drink at the time he committed the assault,
and that he could prove it by physicians
from Saltwater, the case was continued
until the December term of court Charles
A. Ninship and John b. Atwater of Min
neapOlis were in the court room. Staples
is much discouraged in consequence of not
being able to secure bail He went back 10
Jail. Staples has sent 70 saltwater for
friends who are expected to reach Free
port soon when bail may be secured.
At Sioux City, Iowa, the case of
Sylvester Granda, one of the defendants
charged with the murder Of DR.. Haddock,
was set for trial in the district court By
agreement of counsel the case was post
poned TO the November term, and the case
of John Arensdorf, the principal defendant,
was set for trial Nov. IL. Arensdorf was
tried last February and the Jury failed to
agree. The result of the Munchrath case
has had the effect of reviying public
interest in the prosecution of those charged
with the assassination, and there is now
faith that justice will be done.
The sale of the Eastern division of
the divisional branches of the Central Iowa
railway, has taken place at Marshalltown,
Iowa. +. T. Lomax, special master, con-
Quoted the sale. They were bought by
James Thompson Of New York for the Stick
division brought S550,tO0 and the branches
$4,000 The main line win be sold on the
18th inst 1t has been understood for some
time that the road would be bid in by the
Minnesota aud Northwestern.
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